52 SUPER SERIES
Thunderstorms, heavy rain and a consequent lack of wind on the Bay of Palma meant the first races of the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, the Grand Finale of the 2023 season, had to be postponed. Under grey,…
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Black Jack crowned 2022/23 IMA Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge champion
Despite his team being new to the racing in Mediterranean, Peter Harburg’s Black Jack team arrived from Australia with their 100ft maxi this spring and on their first attempt secured victory in the International Maxi Association’s annual Mediterranean Maxi Offshore…
Three more bullets for Nick Craig at OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol
After an enforced lay day due to strong winds, the third day of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol on Monday bought a mix of conditions, starting with light winds and rain and ending in 15 knots sunshine and…
Realteam Sailing wins every event of the season to be crowned 2023 TF35 Champions
In an impressive show of skill, skipper Jérôme Clerc, tactician Sébastien Col and the crew of Realteam Sailing have clinched the sixth and final event victory of the 2023 TF35 season and the overall season title. After picking up trophies…
Confirmed – NZ Sailgp Team will not race in Taranto
SailGP has announced at the weekend that it will not be possible to transport and fit out the replacement wingsail for the New Zealand SailGP Team in time for the next event in Taranto, Italy. As such, New Zealand will…
RSHYR Media Release – 99 Days to go
A strong fleet featuring former winners, diverse international entries and a highly competitive two-handed division is already building for the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with just 99 days to go until the 78th edition of the historic race on…
He’s off! De Keyser and SolarWind make Belgium proud
The second departure of the Global Solo Challenge By Margherita Pelaschier / Global Solo Challenge Yesterday, Sunday, September 17th, marked the departure of Edouard De Keyser, the only Belgian skipper entered in the Global Solo Challenge. Originally scheduled for Saturday,…
Long range helicopter medivac underway for Injured OGR sailor
The Portuguese Rescue Coordination Center is working with the McIntyre Ocean Globe crisis management team to coordinate a long-range helicopter medivac of injured sailor Stéphane Raguenes on board the French yacht TRIANA. The yacht is one of 14 entrants that…
5.5 Metre fleet heads back to Porto Cervo for Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5 Metre World Championships
The International 5.5 Metre fleet is heading to Porto Cervo and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda this week for 10 days of championship racing, including the 2023 Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5 Metre World Championship. The event has attracted the largest…
52 SUPER SERIES
Puerto Portals and Bay of Palma ready for 52 SUPER SERIES title decider The final, showdown regatta of the season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, starts points racing Tuesday with Ergin Imré’s Turkish flagged Provezza carrying an…
Queensland French Yacht Owners Association Announces their Upcoming Two-Day Regatta
After 17 successful years of organising the Beneteau Cup and 10 years of holding the French Cup Challenge, the Queensland French Yacht Owners Association (FYOA) is proudly presenting its upcoming regatta, promising a showcase of top-class vessels and exciting racing…
NYYC American Magic win in Vilanova i La Geltrú
Having come into the final day of the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup here in Vilanova i La Geltrú sitting in fifth place, it was an outside bet at best that NYYC American Magic could climb the…
Classic Racing and Headwinds kick off Ocean Globe! Day 6 to Cape Town
Ocean racing, let alone racing around the world, doesn’t get better than this! The honeymoon champagne sailing is over and big winds are on the way. After a speculator send-off from Southampton on Sunday, the 14 yachts taking part in…
USA’s Team Furio Reigns at J/24 World Championship
Thessaloniki, Greece—September 16, 2023—Keith Whittemore’s Furio of the USA, with team Willem van Waay, Marianne Schoke, Brian Thomas and Melanie Edwards, have been crowned 2023 J/24 World Champions. Whittemore, who also won the 2019 J/24 World Championship in Miami, Florida…
Battle lines drawn ahead of TF35 final tomorrow
After a day in which Lake Garda offered up a strengthening Ora breeze and beautiful autumn sunshine, the battle lines have been drawn for tomorrow’s final day of racing for the 2023 TF35 Trophy season. With four teams tied on…
Nail biting opening day full of surprises
The first day of the Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup was a day of mixed fortunes, drama, desperation, nail-biting excitement, exquisite light-airs technique and tension untold with a new name on the podium and brilliance shining through. The…
San Diego Yacht Club win 2023 Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup
NEWPORT, R.I. — Needing simply to not shoot themselves in the foot to ensure victory in the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, the San Diego Yacht Club dominated the windy final race to stamp their authority on the…
Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 – Day 6 – Final
15 September 2023 – Torquay, UK – A spectacular fifth race in warm sunshine and a light east-south-easterly concluded the 2023 Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup in Torquay. Going into the final day British Olympian, America’s Cup and Whitbread Race veteran…
52 Super Series
Provezza versus Platoon in 52 SUPER SERIES 2023 title shoot out in Puerto Portals, Mallorca next week Next week the Bay of Palma will be the scene for one of the most exciting title showdowns in the history of the…
Aussies Set to Fly at Kite Euros
A strong Aussie contingent has landed in the UK to prepare for their assault on the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships, which are set to launch from Eastney Beach in Portsmouth with racing from the 19th to 24th of September. Australian Sailing…
Kiwis dominate on practice day in Vilanova i La Geltrú
After the hype and speculation dockside, ultimately it was form that shone through as Emirates Team New Zealand put on a dominant masterclass to win all three of the Practice Races in style. The tone for the day was set…
Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 – Day 5
13 September 2023 – Torquay, UK – Torquay finally delivered perfect sailing conditions for day five of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023, where the previously abandoned race four was re-sailed in glorious sunshine and a south-south-easterly breeze which built from…
Charlie Cumbley leads British clean sweep at OK Dinghy European Championship on Lake Garda
Charlie Cumbley, from Britain has won the 2023 OK Dinghy European Championship on Lake Garda, hosted by Circolo Vela Arco. He led a British clean sweep with Nick Craig in second and Matt Howard in third. He becomes only the…
San Diego Yacht Club Assumes the Lead on Day 3 of Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup
NEWPORT, R.I. — On a taxing day where the wind shifts were as much as 40 degrees with lanes of pressure next to little-to-no wind, the San Diego Yacht Club, led by helmsman Tyler Sinks, moved into the overall lead…
14th Bartercard Sail Paradise 2023 – Aramex steps up
TEAM ARAMEX IS GOING TO BRING IT Team ‘Aramex,’ the 2022 Sail Paradise Champions, are gearing up for another thrilling competition. Owners Steve Curtis and Kerry Noyes, and their passionate crew, are eager to take on this year’s fleet with…
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Registration is Now Open
The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 35th edition of our regatta. The regatta will be held in Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua April 17th – 22nd, 2024. Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD…
Emirates Team New Zealand prepare for first Racing of 37th America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand are gearing up for the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup, to be contested later this week in Vilanova i La Geltrú. It marks the first occasion of competitive racing since the team successfully…
Jump aboard Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship now!
Entries are now being accepted for the 2023 Nautilus Marine InsuranceSydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), with the entry form online at the official website where the Notice of Race can also be found. To be held on 25 and…
Underdogs Turn Form Guide on its Head on Day 1 of Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup
NEWPORT, R.I. — On a day when Rhode Island Sound served up some very shifty conditions, helmsman Cristian Frers and the Yacht Club Argentino crew posted a dominant scoreline of 2-1-2 to take the early lead at the eighth Rolex…
Jan Kurfeld leads OK Dinghy Europeans on Garda at halfway stage
Jan Kurfeld, from Germany, leads the 112 boat OK Dinghy fleet at the 2023 European Championship on Lake Garda, hosted by Circolo Vela Arco. Three more races, with six group races, were sailed on Tuesday in a range of generally…
Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 – Day 3
12 September 2023 – Torquay, UK – Day three of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 brought yet more ultra-shifty and variable breeze, this time from the northwest quadrant, which built from around six knots at the start of racing…
Team Australia Challenge – Selection Camp
Team Australia Challenge is the official entry for the Youth and Women’s regattas in the 37th America’s Cup, Barcelona 2024. Since announcing the national entry in April 2023 and opening applications from sailing athletes around Australia we have had an…
Women’s Foiling Gold Cup – Lake Garda
Team Australia Challenge was able to gain a highly valuable entry in the inaugural Women’s Foiling Gold Cup in Lake Garda on the 69F mono hull at the end of August, enabling 5 female athletes who were currently in European…
Dual Defending Champs Prepare for 8th Edition of Corinthian Sailing Classic
NEWPORT, R.I. — Of the many illustrious clubs from around the world that have competed in the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, the premiere fleet regatta for Corinthian crews, two have most consistently demonstrated the slick boatspeed and…
Four races and four winners on Day 1 of OK Dinghy European Championship on Lake Garda
The 2023 OK Dinghy European Championship at Circolo Vela Arco began Monday with four races in 10-15 knots of hot southerly breeze that gave everyone a challenge. The race wins went to Jens Eckardt of Denmark and Britain’s Matt Howard…
Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 – Day 2
11 September 2023 – Torquay, UK – The second day of racing at the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 in Torquay brought an intensely fought second race and more than a few dramatic incidents. Just as the race was about…
SailGP – Aussie Base Tour
Pulled out the parental priority base tour invite here in St Tropez as the Australia SailGP Team were preparing for Round 3 of Season 4. Space is a bit tight here so teams are sharing tents and the Aussies are…
The 2024 Tasar Worlds at SYC Await!
Set sail for an extraordinary adventure in the world of sailing! The 2024 Tasar World Championship is just around the corner, and it promises to be a sailing spectacle like no other. But the clock is ticking! If you’re planning…
How the teams are looking ahead of the first preliminary regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú
So, what do we know now? The pre-event practice racing that has been held in Barcelona ahead of the first Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú from the 14-17 September 2023, has given us an early look into the…
Spectacularly emotional start to Ocean Globe
50 years of sailing history on display on the SolentTHE OGR is ON! 10th September 2023 History was made anew today as the cannons of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, signaled the start of the inaugural McIntyre Ocean Globe mirroring…
